“We are offshore in the middle of nowhere, and on the chart, if you don’t go on the maximum zoom you can’t see anything.”

"It is far better to have absolutely no idea of where one is - and to know it - than to believe confidently that one is where one is not." - Jean-Dominique Cassini

Zoom.

Zoom, zoom.

Zoom, zoom, zoom!

I guess paper charts aren't so old fashioned after all.

Of course, this ribbing is all in good fun. I'm glad that everyone from Team Vestas Wind were rescued and unharmed. To quote Fredrik Lönegren, "Shit happens!"

Blow!

"An invisible, ancient source of energy surrounds us—energy that powered the first explorations of the world, and that may be a key to the future." 

Click on the map above to see as close to real-time patterns of wind flowing over the US. "Surface wind data comes from the National Digital Forecast Database. These are near-term forecasts, updated once per hour."

Maps On Monday.

I wonder what this is a map of?

Maps On Monday. The Salinity Of The Oceans.

Aquarius has produced its first map of global ocean salinity. The map is a composite of the first two and a half weeks of data since the instrument became operational on August 25. Yellow and red colors represent areas of higher salinity, with blues and purples indicating areas of lower salinity.

Aquarius is a focused effort to measure Sea Surface Salinity and will provide the global view of salinity variability needed for climate studies. The mission is a collaboration between NASA and the Space Agency of Argentina (Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales).

Maps On Monday. The Oceans Of Mars.

Dutch map showing the oceans of Mars.

Reference: "The Mars Ocean Hypothesis" | "Ancient Mars Covered by Vast Ocean" | "Mars Probably Once Had A Huge Ocean"

Map via Time to Eat the Dogs.

Maps On Monday.

A bird's eye view of New York and it's environs.

Maps On Monday.

Maps On Monday.

Click to enlarge.

A Topographic View Of The Sea Floor West Of The Golden Gate.

Click here to see a fly through.
Via the USGS.

Update: Another view.

Maps On Monday. The Entrance To San Francisco Bay.

Shawn, take a look at the chart. This is why waves wrap around the point into the cove at (almost) 90 degrees. It's a good place to surf (if you like big rocks, crazy swells, cranky surfers, playing with strong tides and currents....not me).

The chart also shows you why you don't want to sail between the south tower of the Golden Gate Bridge and Fort Point.

You remember Capt. Joe Schidmt. He learned how to surf the hard way.

To quote the Puffin, "Munchola!"

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Monday Morning Map.

The Old World.
It's funny, wasn't the world formed at the same time?

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Monday Morning Map.

The Old World.
It's funny, wasn't the world formed at the same time?

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Maps On Monday. Hello Bunty!

I was stumped on my map today. That's why you didn't get a bagel and coffee with a map this morning. Then I read a comment by Bunty and I thought of Malta.

http://wmg.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://wmg.photobucket.com/albums/v251/joserouse/Maps/Malta/5dbef64d.pbw

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Monday Morning Map.

This map looks a little fishy to me.
Via Great Map.

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Monday Morning Map.

San Francisco in 1847. She was still a small seaside village.
Click here to see the original map.

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Monday Morning Map.

San Francisco in 1847. She was still a small seaside village.
Click here to see the original map.

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Monday Morning Map.

A Marshall Islander's sea-chart.
The shells represent islands and the bent sticks represent the direction of the swell and water currents. Long crossing lines told something about the destination.

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Monday Morning Map.

Old Hawaii....an old map of Hawaii.
The first edition of Monday Morning Maps.

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